This bright memory.
A small child
dressed for the cold
stands beside a drift,
watching his father shovel.
The child uses mittened hands
to carve a space in the drift.
It becomes a cave of sorts.
to carve a space in the drift.
It becomes a cave of sorts.
The child lays himself down
into the cave, finding warmth
as he pulls the snow inward,
shutting out the wind and sky.
into the cave, finding warmth
as he pulls the snow inward,
shutting out the wind and sky.
Light, coloured by snow
passes through the walls of his cave,
a flood of sparks, green and blue.
passes through the walls of his cave,
a flood of sparks, green and blue.
The arms of the father
enfold as he is lifted
from the snow,
cold, near senseless.
The cold is white
that blankets the heart
and steals all colour away.
The cold.
enfold as he is lifted
from the snow,
cold, near senseless.
The cold is white
that blankets the heart
and steals all colour away.
The cold.
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